Irene Platt

Irene Lillian Platt

June 11, 1929            September 2, 2021

Irene L. Platt, 92, longtime resident of Hibbing died Thursday, September 2, 2021 at Cornerstone Villa in Buhl, MN.  She was born June 11, 1929 to Fleet and Helga (Friedberg) Gilbert in Grygla, MN.  A homemaker by trads, Irene her puzzles, card games and watching the sitcom Reba.

She is survived by her children, Mike Platt, Hibbing, Brenda (Craig) Trick, Seattle, WA, and Patrick (Lisa) Platt, Hibbing, MN, along with her four grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Fleet and Helga, her husband, Peter J. Platt in 1983, and 4 brothers, George, Lawrence, Roy, and Vernon Gilbert.

Funeral services for Irene will be at a later date.  Interment will be in Pine Ridge Cemetery in Turtle River, MN.  Irene’s family would like to express a sincere thank you to Cornerstone Villa and Fairview Range Hospice for the exceptional and loving care that she received over the past few years.  Arrangements are with the Dougherty Funeral Home of Hibbing.